BACKGROUND
A mid-sized pharmaceutical company with around $150m in revenue and 300 employees is rapidly expanding to new regions across the United States and abroad.
THE CHALLENGE
The CIO owned all IT, Infrastructure and Security for the organization. As the company expanded, the security, compliance, and privacy requirements became critical for business operations.
The CIO required help around mitigating risk and protecting the company from threats and fines from HIPAA or GDPR/CCPA violations. The company faced challenges with limited security technology, inadequate processes, and insufficient documentation.
The lack of security expertise on staff hindered the organization from continued growth.
THE SOLUTION
RKON provided a vCISO with pharmaceutical expertise, enabling rapid impact and value creation.
Additionally, RKON provided on- demand expert security leadership to advance a cost-effective security program and establish clear communication with management, board of directors, investors and the government/regulators. RKON crafted a multi-year strategy to enhance security operations and technical capabilities while conducting security control assessments aligned with industry standards.
THE RESULTS
The pharmaceutical company and Board have a Security Program that covers the entire portfolio and includes a robust security due diligence process when acquiring new companies.
ABOUT RKON
Operating as a security-first IT advisory and cybersecurity firm since 1998, RKON partners with private equity and enterprise organizations to deliver end-to-end solutions—from strategy to execution to managed services. Our expertise lies in anticipating challenges, mitigating risks, and architecting custom IT solutions that enable businesses to innovate with confidence, adapt quickly, and operate seamlessly.
To do this, RKON provides IT solutions in three stages: first building an advisory practice that sends the strategy in the right direction; an execution practice that ensures the vision is turned into reality; and a management practice that keeps the vision on track as IT evolves to best serve the business.
Where others see challenge, we see opportunity.
